Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Malaysia to Allow Private Retirement Schemes to Invest Overseas

By Editors | 22/02/2020

Malaysia’s Securities Commission says it will allow conservative PRS funds to invest in foreign markets, providing them more flexibility in asset allocation.

Trading & Investment

Myanmar to Open Stock Market to Resident Foreigners in March

By Editors | 21/02/2020

Allowing foreigners to buy stocks is one of the ways Myanmar hopes to bolster its moribund stock market, which after four years still has only five stocks.

Trading & Investment

PBOC Issues Draft Rules on Standardised Notes Issuance

By Editors | 21/02/2020

The draft rules seek to standardise the instrument and improve its utility as a financing channel for SMEs, while also setting out supervisory measures and applicable rights to protect investors.

Structural Regulation

India Cabinet Approves SEBI-FCA Updated AIFMD MoU

By Editors | 20/02/2020

The updated MoU substitutes references to EU legislation with the relevant UK law, pursuant to the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Forms Municipal Bonds Development Committee

By Editors | 18/02/2020

The committee will advise on regulation to develop the primary and secondary markets for municipal bonds.

Credit Risk

China: Fees Hinder Entry of Foreign Distressed Debt Funds – Report

By Editors | 18/02/2020

Offshore funds have to rely on accounting and law firms throughout the three- to four-year life cycle of a transaction in China, at cost of up to 15% of the transaction’s value.

Capital Adequacy

Bangladesh Banks to Get Credit Support for Stock Market Investment

By Editors | 17/02/2020

Stock market investment through the credit support package will not count towards the maximum allowed stock market exposure of 25% of capital.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Loosens Rules on New Fundraising by Listed Firms

By Editors | 15/02/2020

The CSRC has relaxed pricing and lock-up restrictions to incentivise listed companies to raise new funding from strategic investors through non-public offerings.

Trading & Investment

Korea to Strengthen Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds

By Manesh Samtani | 15/02/2020

The FSC will cap illiquid investments at 50% for open-ended funds, require them to conduct regular stress tests, raise transparency of complex fund structures, and enhance supervisory monitoring.